Kim Kardashian went on a rant about gun control

"These gun safety laws have to change"

Like it or not, Kim Kardashian is a key voice of our generation. She has massive social media power (when she talks, Twitter listens). She can affect genuine change. She's able to speak to literal millions about any topic she fancies, with the knowledge that pretty much everything she does will be splashed all over the internet.

So it's great to see that Kim's using all that power to tackle an issue she genuinely cares about, that needs to be talked about more: gun control. She tweeted out an impassioned rant about the issue today, calling out for a massive overhaul of US laws surrounding guns, and highlighting the importance of background checks.

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"Have u heard of the heart breaking story about David Conley who slaughtered his ex girlfriend & her entire family" she tweeted. "Her 6 kids,husband & her! He purchased the gun & ammo ONLINE! How is it so easy to purchase guns online!!! Does this not sicken you? No background checks needed!!!!!"

Have u heard of the heart breaking story about David Conley who slaughtered his ex girlfriend & her entire family! Her 6 kids,husband & her!

And if anyone feels like criticising the rant simply because of who it's coming from, or how it's worded (yes, we know she used a LOT of exclamation points), remember who Kim is, and who she's speaking to. She's speaking her fanbase's language, tackling the issue in a way that's easy for young people to understand, and exposing the story to millions of Twitter users.

Gun control is a massive issue that needs discussing. And we need lots of different voices chiming in, including people like Kimmy K.

(Plus, the series of tweets currently have a collective count of over 10,000 retweets. Just saying.)

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